How can I activate my RTI account?

Citizens can enter Email id, Mobile number and Security code in this form and then click on submit button. Then Online RTI Status Form will be displayed where citizen can enter OTP received in email & Mobile Number and click on submit button. After clicking on submit button following screen will be displayed.

How can I get my RTI password?

Forgot password | RTI Foundation of India. Please provide your email id and click on Verify button to get security question. Please include Username or Email-Id for reference.

How can I file RTI in Himachal Pradesh?

You can file the RTI Himachal Pradesh online as well, using our website www.onlinertiapplication.com, that offers help in doing that. You can use these services, fill a simple form and that’s all. We will take care of the rest of the formalities. We will help your application to reach to the right hands.

What is RTI user ID and password?

The RTI user ID is your Government gateway/HMRC Online Services ID and password, that the company should already have for VAT, CT, CIS etc

What is first appeal in RTI?

First Appeal is the statutory remedy available to the RTI Applicant, when there is no response from the Public Information Officer within stipulated time limit or the decision of PIO is not satisfactory or the PIO offered / supplied incorrect / misleading information or demanded exorbitant further fee etc.

Is RTI free of cost?

Do I need to make any payment for filing an appeal? As per RTI Act, no fee has to be paid for first appeal.

Is online RTI reliable?

Srirangaraj Koday doesn’t recommend Online RTI.

The process is so slow. Almost all the public departments have provisions for applying RTI directly and it is easy. It is better to do this directly than contacting FRAUDSTERS like onlineRTI, a Calcutta based site.

Who is exempted from paying RTI fee?

Most of the State Governments too have prescribed the RTI fee of Rs. 10 for filing of RTI applications. Applicants who are below the poverty line are exempt from payment from RTI fee on production of the BPL certificate.

What is the RTI fee?

State Application fee
Assam, Delhi, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Uttatanchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal Rs. 10/-
Daman & Diu Rs. 25/-
Gujarat Rs. 20/-
Haryana Rs. 50/-

Which information Cannot be given in RTI?

Grounds of Rejection of RTI There are only three possible grounds on which information can be denied: The organisation is not a Public authority – eg. a Cooperative Society, or a Private corporate or Institution, not substantially financed or controlled by the Government.

Can RTI be filed against an individual?

He can go for filing an RTI at any point in time whenever he wants to seek any information regarding any government organisation, or its any ongoing program, any public authority, etc. Any person who is a citizen of India can file an RTI application. Any person who is a citizen of India can file an RTI application.

Can RTI fee be paid in cash?

According to the Right to Information Rules, 2012, an applicant can make payment of fee in cash to the public authority or CAPIO or by demand draft or banker’s cheque or Indian Postal Order payable to the Accounts Officer of the public authority.

Where can I deposit RTI fees?

The applicant may kindly send the amount in the form of DD/Indian Postal Order/ Banker’s Cheque drawn in favour of ‘Central Road Research Institute’ or remit the charges by Cash through Cash Challan in the Cash Section of Central Road Research Institute, Mathura Road, New Delhi – 110025.

Is ID proof required for RTI application?

Is identity proof required at the RTI application stage? Nothing in the RTI Act passed by Parliament or the RTI Rules notified by the Central Government or most of the State Governments require an applicant to submit proof of identity or address along with the RTI application.

Is RTI a legal right?

RTI or Right to Information Act is a fundamental right and is an aspect of Article 19 (1)(a) of the Indian Constitution. Right to Information replaced the Freedom of Information Act, 2002.

What happens if RTI is not answered in 30 days?

If the applicant does not receive the response for the RTI, within 30 days (or 35 days in case the application was transferred to another department or was submitted to APIO) of submitting the application, then the applicant can file for an appeal.

What type of questions can be asked in RTI?

You may only ask for specific information under RTI Act, 2005 rather than questioning the action of public authority. ‘ The RTI act does not state that queries must not be answered, nor does it stipulate that prefixes such as ‘why, what, when and whether’ cannot be used.

Can RTI be filed through email?

“The original application can be sent via email, and the fee of Rs10 can be sent through postal order whose number will be in the email. The first and second appeals can be sent in a scanned version via email,” he said.